Find Booking Releases in Montgomery County

Montgomery County booking releases are processed through the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Eagleville, Pennsylvania. As Pennsylvania's second most populous county, with approximately 830,000 residents and Norristown as the county seat, Montgomery County operates one of the state's largest county correctional facilities. The facility records every arrest made throughout the county, documenting charges, bail amounts, court dates, and personal details for each person taken into custody. Records are maintained under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law and are available through the county government.

Montgomery County Correctional Facility

The Montgomery County Correctional Facility is located at 60 Eagleville Road in Eagleville, Pennsylvania 19403. The facility phone is 610-635-7100. With a rated capacity of approximately 1,800 and an average daily population of around 1,500, it is one of the largest county jails in Pennsylvania, consistent with Montgomery County's status as the second most populous county in the state. Norristown serves as the county seat and hosts the county courthouse and administrative offices.

The facility holds both pre-trial detainees awaiting court proceedings and sentenced individuals serving terms under two years. Those sentenced to longer periods are transferred to one of Pennsylvania's 23 State Correctional Institutions. Montgomery County borders Philadelphia to the southeast and is home to many of the Philadelphia metropolitan area's suburbs, including communities such as King of Prussia, Lansdale, Pottstown, Blue Bell, Jenkintown, Abington, and dozens of other municipalities. The volume of arrests processed through the county reflects this dense and diverse population.

Intake at the facility includes a complete property inventory, medical screening, and housing classification review. A formal booking record is created at the time of intake, capturing all identifying information, charge data, and bail amounts set at the preliminary arraignment.

The Montgomery County government website at montcopa.org provides access to department directories, public records information, and resources for contacting the correctional facility and other county offices.

The Montgomery County portal at montcopa.org is the primary online resource for public records, department contacts, and information about the correctional facility.

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is responsible for courthouse security, civil process service, and inmate transportation throughout the county. The Sheriff's Office works alongside the many municipal police departments in Montgomery County, the Pennsylvania State Police, and other law enforcement agencies that make arrests across this densely populated region. Every individual arrested in Montgomery County is brought to the correctional facility for booking.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office page at montcopa.org provides contact information, public safety resources, and information about the agency's functions within the county's criminal justice system.

The Sheriff's Office page at montcopa.org is the direct resource for information about law enforcement services, warrant inquiries, and other public safety matters in Montgomery County.

With more than 32 Magisterial District Courts serving the county, the preliminary arraignment process following arrest is well-distributed across the jurisdiction. Bail is set quickly, typically within hours of booking. Defendants who post bail are released; those who cannot are housed at the Eagleville facility pending further proceedings.

What Montgomery County Booking Records Document

Each booking record at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility captures the individual's full legal name and known aliases, physical description, and a booking photograph taken during intake. The record assigns a unique booking number and documents the date and time of the booking. Every charge is listed along with the applicable statute and the bail or bond amount set at arraignment. Court dates are included as they are scheduled through the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas or the relevant Magisterial District Court.

Charges in Montgomery County booking releases reflect the full range of criminal activity across a densely populated suburban county. Drug offenses, DUI violations, assault charges, theft, burglary, financial crimes, and more serious felony matters all appear in the county's booking records. Given the county's proximity to Philadelphia, some cases involve charges connected to regional drug trafficking networks or other cross-jurisdictional matters. The booking record is a formal government document reflecting the exercise of law enforcement authority and is presumed public under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law.

Note: Juvenile arrest records are not available through public booking release requests. Court dates noted in a booking record are subject to change. Always verify current scheduling through the Pennsylvania UJS portal.

Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law and Montgomery County Records

Pennsylvania's 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq. presumes all records held by county government agencies are public unless a specific exemption applies. Montgomery County booking records, jail custody data, and arrest logs are within this framework. Written requests go to the Montgomery County Administrator. The agency must respond within five business days by providing the records, denying the request with a stated reason, or issuing a notice that additional time is required.

The standard copy fee under the RTKL is $0.25 per page. If a request is denied, the requester may appeal to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records within 15 business days of the denial. The Office issues a binding decision at no cost. Booking records documenting charges and arrests are among the most public categories of government documents because they reflect the formal exercise of government power over individuals. Under 61 Pa.C.S. § 4103, county correctional facilities must follow state rules on record retention, ensuring records remain accessible for a meaningful period.

Court Records and UJS Portal Access

All Montgomery County court records are searchable through the Pennsylvania UJS portal by name or docket number. The portal returns the full case history, upcoming court dates, and orders entered. Booking records reflect only the state of a case at the time of arrest. Court outcomes, pleas, dismissals, and sentencing information are tracked separately through the UJS system.

Montgomery County operates a Court of Common Pleas and more than 32 Magisterial District Courts spread throughout the county. The sheer number of district courts reflects the county's large population and geographic spread. Preliminary arraignments and bail hearings occur at the district court level before cases move to the Court of Common Pleas for trial or resolution. Court dates in booking records may change at any stage of the proceedings. Always check the UJS portal for current scheduling information.

VINE Notifications and State Inmate Resources

Victims of crimes in Montgomery County can register for free automated custody notifications through the VINE system. Registration is available online or by calling 1-800-VINE-4-PA, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. VINE sends alerts by phone, text, or email when a monitored person's custody status changes at any participating Pennsylvania facility, including the Montgomery County Correctional Facility and state prisons across the network.

For individuals transferred to a state correctional institution after sentencing, the Pennsylvania DOC inmate and parolee locator tracks those individuals separately. Pennsylvania operates 23 State Correctional Institutions housing those sentenced to more than two years. Combining VINE notifications with lookups in both county and state systems provides complete monitoring coverage for families and victim advocates.

Record Correction and Expungement in Montgomery County

Errors in a Montgomery County booking record can be addressed by contacting the correctional facility in writing with supporting documentation. Clerical mistakes such as name misspellings or incorrect dates are typically corrected through a written request. Disputes about the accuracy of underlying charge information require documentation from the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.

Expungement in Pennsylvania requires a court petition filed with the Court of Common Pleas by an attorney. The process generally takes one to two years from start to completion. Not all charges are eligible, and convictions on serious offenses generally cannot be expunged. Until an expungement order is entered and processed, the booking record remains visible in public databases. The Pennsylvania UJS portal confirms whether an expungement order has been entered on a specific docket. For statewide criminal history records, the Pennsylvania PATCH system provides a $22 online search covering conviction data from across the state, including Montgomery County.

Nearby Pennsylvania Counties

These neighboring counties maintain their own booking release records under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law.

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